Notice of meeting - 2026 Combined General Shareholder's Meeting

What you need to know

ANDRÉ KUDELSKI

Lead Independent Director

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Audit and Financial Risks Committee

Member of the Nominating Committee

Born on May 26, 1960,

of Swiss and American nationality

First appointment:

May 25, 2016

Expiry of term of office:

2028 Annual Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of shares held:

500

Kudelski SA

22-24, route de Genève

PO Box 134

1033 Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Switzerland

BIOGRAPHY

André Kudelski is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kudelski Group, a world leader in digital security, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: KUD.S). With a master’s degree in applied physics from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), he joined the Kudelski Group in 1984 as an R&D engineer. In 1989, he became head of Nagravision, the digital TV arm. In 1991, he succeeded his father, Stefan Kudelski, the company’s founder, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse, the federal Swiss Innovation Agency. He is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Advisory Board of the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). André Kudelski sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of the EPFL. He is a member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW). He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). He has previously served as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Geneva International Airport. He also was Director of Nestlé, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Switzerland), Edipresse and Dassault Systèmes. André Kudelski has received numerous distinctions, including the title of "Global Leader for Tomorrow" from the World Economic Forum in 1995 and an Emmy® Award in 1996 from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing his work in controlling access to television. He is a regular speaker at the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto, Japan.

Other offices and positions held within the Groupe

None

Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe

  • Chair and Deputy Director: Kudelski SA, listed company (Switzerland)
  •  Deputy Manager: Nagravision Sarl (Switzerland)
  •  Chair of the Board of Directors: Innosuisse (public law) (Switzerland), Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville de Crissier SA (Switzerland), Montreux Media Venture (Switzerland)
  • Co-Chair: NagraStar LLC (United States)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Nagra USA, LLC. (United States), Kudelski Security Holdings, Inc. (United States), Open TV, Inc. (United States), Kudelski Security, Inc. (United States)
  • Vice-Chair: Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (association) (Switzerland)
  • Chair: Fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux (Switzerland)
  • Director: Sunset Music SA (Switzerland), Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) (not-for-profit company) (United States)
  • Member of Committee: Économiesuisse (association) (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Strategy Advisory Board: Foundation of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Foundation Board: Fondation Cinémathèque Suisse (Switzerland), Venture Foundation (Switzerland), Swiss Digital Initiative Foundation (Switzerland)
  • Council Member: STS Forum (Japan)
  • Chair of the Foundation Board: Foundation for the Support of Research and Develop-ment of Oncology (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Advisory Council: Swiss Board Institute (foundation) (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Swiss Higher Education Council (public law) (Switzerland)

Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years

Offices listed above as well as the following offices:

  • Member of the Steering Committee: Foundation Bilderberg Meetings (Netherlands) (term ended in 2024)
  • Member of the Supervisory Board: Skidata GmbH (Austria) (term ended in 2024)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Kudelski Corporate, Inc. (United States) (term ended in 2024)
  • Director: Automotive Trade Finance SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2023), RSH Quality Food Concept SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2022)
  • Chair and Deputy Director: Nagra Plus SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2021)

Key expertises*

General:

  • International experience
  • Finance/Audit
  • Human Resources
  • Governance

Segment:

  • New technologies/Digital/Artificial Intelligence
  • Communications/Advertising/Media